I'm very sorry to let you know that Phil who was a long-standing member of the CBB has passed away. He was an active Drabble writer and attended a lot of our London Gathers. Although he hadn't been active on the board for a while I'm sure we will all miss him.

_________________You're scared of mice and spiders, but oh-so-much greater is your fear that one day the two species will cross-breed to form an all-powerful race of mice-spiders, who will immobilize human beings in giant webs in order to steal cheese.